Epoxy Coloring Trick
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Some of you might already know this little trick but for me it was a “dah” moment when I learned it recently. I have been tying epoxy heads recently and using 5-minute epoxy (I also use EZ sparkle body and hot glue but for bonefish biters I like the cheap old epoxy because my hot glue gun never gets hot enough and I hate using alcohol flame burners). I had previously been painting the surface after it dried with varying results. This little trick is brilliant and simple. Make your two epoxy splotches on plastic mixing surface made from a zip-lock bag (I use the two-in-one 5 minute epoxy by Devcon, $2.99 at hardware store). Then take a waterproof marker and make streaks next/adjacent to the epoxy; it won’t dry immediately because it is on plastic. Then mix the epoxy and scrape in the colored ink/marker slowly until you get the color you want. I have heard that Rit dye also works “IF” mixed in alcohol first. Apply to your hook/bead-eyes and let dry while rotating the head or body to shape you want. Once dry the epoxy is colored already and it won’t bleed out or fade.
Epoxy, markers, other tying equipment for a bonefish bitter.
Epoxy with marker streak adjacent.
Examples of colored epoxy heads using the marker technique. I really need to get a macro lens so I can take better pictures of flies, sorry the color is not very clear on this picture :-/
Have you tried food coloring by any chance? Just a thought, not sure if it would work.
yeah, it’ll work but it’s more hastle than it’s worth, gets all over everything no matter how careful you are.
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